Did Burt Lancaster shoot?
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oldblackandwhite — 15 years ago(October 25, 2010 12:00 AM)
Don't be embarassed, rogerscorpion. We all err. That's why they put erasers on pencils.
If Ben thought Joe was redeemable, he was very stupid. They say the devil is charming.
He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good St. Matthew 5:45 -
Jessica_Rabbit69 — 15 years ago(December 25, 2010 02:32 PM)
"After having shot Lancaster Cooper approaches his already dead body, then takes Lancasters gun in his hand and stares at it for a second. Then stares again at Lancaster with visible emotion. Why?
My guess is that perhaps Lancaster didnt fire his gun at all. In the last second he got remorses because Cooper was giving him the chance he had denied to everybody else before. "
"Lancaster definitely fired. But I know what you mean, there was something fishy about the shootout. They both drew and shot simultaneoulsy, so why did Lancaster miss? "
"I wonder if they were implying that something was wrong with Lancaster's pistol? "
I can't believe nobody has thought about this before. I always assumed Lancaster left his gun empty on purpose. Cooper was the only friend he ever had, he didn't want to shoot him. It was the only "good deed" he ever did in his life. Cooper realizes this when he picks up Lancaster's gun. There is definitively self-loathing in his eyes.
Jessica Rabbit
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rogerscorpion — 15 years ago(January 09, 2011 11:47 PM)
Honestly, I think Joe tried to kill Ben, but Ben beat him, but not by much. I do NOT believe Joe allowed himself to be killed. I think Ben was in denial all along, hoping Joe wasn't really as bad as he 'put on'. Prob isJoe was.
If Joe's gun had been empty, Ben would've opened the cylinder & the camera would've trained on it, to accentuate that Joe tossed the fight.
Joe was bad & Ben was just a hair faster.
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edestci — 12 years ago(February 20, 2014 05:37 PM)
I made me the same question.
Why Lancaster tries to take the Winchester, after jump of the balcony,
if had bullets in his gun ?
Many claim, Lancaster allows win to him (Cooper) on purpose.
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joeparkson — 11 years ago(July 13, 2014 01:20 PM)
Joe had the strength and coordination to spin his gun back into his holster after being shot.
If he was 100% bad, he'd have taken careful aim and killed Cooper.
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